When events are only three years apart, it can be easy to compare them. Many are doing that with the 2016 Bassmaster Classic, which is back at Grand Lake after being there in 2013. Of course, plenty has changed since 2013. Heck, that year’s winner, Cliff Pace, won’t even be fishing the Classic this year.
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Movers & Shakers: The Classic
Cliff Pace will now forever be known at a Bassmaster Classic champion, but we also have a new angler who can call himself the best in the world.
Data Overload: Mississippi River
So who are the favorites heading up to the Lacrosse, Wis., stretch of the Mississippi River? We check the data to find out who the real summer river rats are. Some might surprise you.
Movers & Shakers: Evers Back at No. 1, New No. 1 in Minors
There are new No. 1s in both the Majors and Minors after a great weekend of fishing.
Movers & Shakers: St. Johns River fallout
Edwin Evers is not giving up his No. 1 ranking without a fight, though he may be fighting a losing battle.
For the briefest of moments last week, Andy Morgan took over the top spot. The 2010 Elite Series event on the California Delta dropped off, and with it, Evers’ 25th-place finish. That was enough to dip his average just below Morgan’s.
Then Evers went and replaced the event with a 14th at the St. Johns River over the weekend. So much for that. Evers now holds a 4-point lead over Morgan for the top spot. Plus, the 2010 Clear Lake event will drop off this week (Evers finished 23rd), so his average will only improve. That’s how good Evers has been over the last two years. A 23rd finish actually hurts his average.
Before we talk more about the St. Johns River event, we should probably touch more on the dropping of the California Delta event. Particularly, that it signals the start of Kevin VanDam’s surge toward the top.